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C. H. AYARS.

CAN DISTRIBUTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24. 1919.

1 352,71 PatentedSept. 14,

Witness es: I Inventor Gfwrles ifiya'r s C. H. III/Ina.

CAN DISTRIBUTING DEVICE.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24. I919.

PatentedSept. 14, 1920.

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,2 mwwmww Inventor Charles Ji-Ayars,

Witnesses a? UNITED Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Se 4 192 Application filed November 24, 1919. seria -menace.

means pfja 1 1 passes ilown- 1/ 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cmnnns H. Areas, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Salem and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Can-Distributing Devices, of which the following is a specification. Y J

One object of my invention is to'provide an improved device which can be located adjacent a can filling machine so as to receive the filled cans, which usually are delivered at a high rate of speed, and distribute said cans alternately upon two 'disks from where they can be fed to the usual closing and capping machines.

Another object is to so construct the device of my invention that'it will not injure the cans or spill the contents thereof during the operation.

Another object is to make the device of an extremely simple and durable construction.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which i Figure 1 is a top plan view showing my invention,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow at of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow y of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1 and drawn on a larger scale,

Fig. 6 is a-view of similar nature to Fig. 5 showing the section taken through an ex tension of a rotatable plate which forms a part of my invention, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showino' a rotatable plate which forms a part of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, 7 represents a member, such for example as a member for delivering the cans 8 from a filling machine.

My invention consists of a fixed table 9 wardly through the table 1 9' and the bed or supporting structure 12 as shown iuFigj2. Theplate 10 actuall forms a wheel and has notches 13' space apart and extending inwardly from ,its outer edge .14. ,By thus providingthe notches 13, tongues orextensions 15 are produced at the outer port on of the plate 10, as is clearly shown in F g. 1. Upwardly extending ribs 16 are provided on both sides of each extension 15 and said extensions are positioned directly over the table 9.

A deflecting bar 17 is mounted on the top of the table 9 and below the plate 10. This deflecting bar extends at an angle substantially tangent toa rotatable delivery disk 18. A second deflecting bar 19 is positioned above the ribs 16 of the plate 10 and extends substantially tangent to an oppositel disposed rotatable delivery disk 20. X plate 21 which is positioned substantially at the same level with the top surfaces of the extensions 15 serves to feed the cans 8 alternately upon the extensions 15 and on the table 9 within the notches 13.

Duringthe rotation of the plate or wheel 10, the cans which are within the notches 13 and resting on the table 9 will be pushed around on the table by the adjacent ribs 16. When these latter mentioned cans approach the delivery disk 18 they will engage the deflecting bar 17, and due to the continued pushing of the ribs 16 said latter cans will While I have described my invention as 7 taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereo and hence I do not limit In self to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty'to make such changes and alterations as fairly come withinthe scope of the appended claims.

notches and onto said extensions; delivery members; and means for-deflectingsaidcans o from said notches and extensions respectivelynpon said delivery members; substantially as described. 7

2. A can distributing device including a table; a member mounted above and rotatable relatlvely to said table and having notches in its outer edge alternating with extensions; delivery members; means for feeding cans into the notches and onto said extensions; a deflecting member interposed between saidtable and said first mentioned member and-adapted. to deflect the cans which are within said notches from said 'table-to-one-of said delivery members; and

deflecting means positioned above said first mentioned member and adapted toydeflect the cans which are on said extensions upon another o'f'ea'idydelivery members; substantially as described.

In testimony. whereof 1- have signed my inametdfthis specification in the presence of twoi siibs'cribing'witnesses. I I U CHARLESJ-I. AYARS.

Witnesses:

-ANNA BENTON,

CHAs. E. Poms; 

